Writing A Persuasive Essay

After reflecting upon my 30 minute writing submission, I do not believe I wrote a very convincing or persuasive argument. While reading through my paper, I recognized a few rhetorical appeals, however I do not believe I used them very effectively.

Writing an essay may seem like a huge obstacle to overcome, but with a plan of attack and a little organization, it can be easily completed. All it takes is seven easy steps.

When you write a persuasive essay, it’s good to think about how you will construct your argument, from the way you will organize your key points to how and where you will disprove opposing views. A lot of students find it hard to identify what it is that makes a good piece of essay writing. At the core of such writing, it is the nature and structure of the intellectual argument.

You have to first start your persuasive writing with an introduction using a “hook” and thesis statement to draw the reader in. Next you include the body of the piece, in which you explain your claim. Lastly, the main points are summarized and reviewed, and the reader is left with something to think about in a conclusion.

Writing essays have never been easy for me. Describing my thoughts and feelings just don't seem to turn into the right words I want to say. Coming up with a theme and an argument is hard to convey, making the reader see what I'm truly trying to say. The hardest parts of writing essays for me is coming up with the right things to say that correlate to my argument and doing so under a short period of time.

Kristen Asher v. Jeff Fromm on Millennial Expectations A persuasive essay uses reason to demonstrate that a certain claim holds more water or is more valid that the other (Tyler, 2006). It should persuade the reader to accept a given claim and deny the opposing claim. Logic and factual evidence is thus important to support any claim in persuasive essays because they back up the claims of the author and strengthen their arguments (Tyler, 2006). It should also argue from the both sides of the coin and then persuade the reader why to take either of the sides.

Typically, after being assigned an essay, my first step used to be sitting in front of the computer and starting to type aimlessly with no specific goal in my mind. This process usually ends up taking hours, and I do not end up accomplishing much at the end. This year, I plan to formulate a new process that will hopefully improve my writing exceptionally. Breaking down the essay writing into pieces will result in quality content. The writing process that I devised incorporates some of the basic elements of writing such as: prewriting, revising, and editing.

To reach academic success in writing an exceptional essay, it is important to consider some important elements to build up and argument. It is imperative to establish facts to support the argument one is trying to make. For instance, when writing a persuasive essay, elaborate

I use to think essays were just stupid, and that educators made students write them, because they were closeted sadists. But I wanted to continue my education, and in order to do that, I would have to write essays. So I decided to take an online course in essay writing. That was when essays were finally explained to me. You are, as the writer, suppose to be part of an academic conversation, adding on to the subject what you learned and believe. Sure it's not the same as story telling, you can't just make up stuff, you definitely have to know your stuff. You aren't there to amuse the reader, you first job is to inform, but that doesn't mean you have to bore them with blunt fact after blunt fact.

A vast majority of the students hates writing essays, but teachers are always insisting on making them write boring essays. Rebecca Schuman discusses the same issue in her article, The End of the College Essay. This article provides useful information about the useless practice of writing essays. Rebecca Schuman supports her ideas through logical reasoning, which makes her article look convincing. Essay writing has been a part of college education traditionally, and that is the only reason (apparently) that colleges insist on forcing students to write essays. Therefore, students should not be obliged to write essays.

I’ve been writing essays and papers for at least six years with several of the years writing an average of an essay weekly. My writing is definitely not perfect. It leaves numerous improvements to be desired, but the practice I’ve had has left me with several characteristics that I greatly appreciate about my writing. Likewise, while taking Writing 122 this term, there are various improvements that I desire to make in my writing as we dive into the finer aspects of persuasive writing and argumentation.

Writing an essay can be a frustrating, exasperating process, but it doesn't have to be. If you know the steps and methods, the rest should be an easy task. Find a subject you care about, and which you think others will enjoy reading it. Find the most seductive language and style that will captivate the readers, and go on.

My writing has become interestingly more authentic and convincing than it was used to be. It was because I accompanied persuasive writing in my major essays. In my ad analysis essay, I supported the critical thought of an advertiser which influence customers to purchase the sugar free Chupa Chup lollipop. When writing this essay, I tried hard not to be biased. But this essay was about my personal opinion for liking the advertisement and I think I am biased to some extent because I don’t like the sugar containing lollipop. However, I selected the words to convince the reader that my opinions were true in regards to a topic. For my synthesis essay, I tried to deliver the message why terrorism should not be linked to the religions. I used information

Writing an essay has always been a difficult and tedious task in my opinion. The writing process I followed when creating the original assignment consisted of research, a rough draft, a small amount of editing, and a final draft. Researching the topic was the first step I took in writing my paper. I searched for credible and useful information that would have a positive effect on my essay. After gathering my information, I worked to create an outline that would assist in the organization and structure of my essay. I then used my outline to begin a rough draft by inserting research, as well as my own thoughts and ideas. After editing and revising my essay, I ended with a final draft. The editing done to the paper was basic and done solely by myself. I did not use any resources such as the writing center. Along with this, peer reviews were not helpful as my group did not strive to make any meaningful corrections or provide any constructive criticism. Because I had little corrections the amount of editing or revising done was limited. Throughout the duration of this class, the process in which I write an essay has changed.

Do you know what Brain Warm Ups are? Brain Warm Ups are a set of questions for each day. In my ELA class, there are usually 5 questions per day. I think they really help my peers, and I, because they help us practice how to correct sentences, and correct grammar. It’s really important to learn correct grammar, and you can get it done quickly, and still have most of the class time for other activities. However, I think Brain Warm Ups have too many of the same questions. Everyday, you have to correct two sentences. I do agree it’s important to know how to correct sentences, but even though I did it for months, I still make a lot of mistakes on them, which leads to other problems. I feel like I’m not learning, and just doing